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Calendar of Important Dates

Calendar of Important Dates

Fall Semester 2025

86 Instructional Days including 5 Final Days, plus 3 Flex Days

Month/Date Description
August 11 – 12 Flex Day (No Classes)
August 13 Day and Evening Classes Begin
August 26 Last Day to Drop Semester Length Classes With Eligibility for Partial Refund
August 26 Last Day to Add Semester Length Classes
August 30 – 31 Declared Recess
September 1 Last Day to Drop Semester Length Classes Without Appearing on Record
September 1 Labor Day (Holiday)
September 2 Census Day
October 8 Flex Day (No Classes)
October 31 Last Day to Apply for Degree – Certificate
November 8 – 9 Declared Recess
November 10 Veterans' Day (Holiday)
November 12 Last Day to Withdraw from Semester Length Classes
November 27 Thanksgiving Day (Holiday)
November 28 Day After Thanksgiving (Holiday)
November 29 – 30 Declared Recess
December 9 – 15 Final Examinations (Day and Evening Classes)
December 15 Day and Evening Classes End
December 24 – January 1 Winter Recess (Total of Seven District Work Days)

Spring Semester 2026

(89 Instructional Days including 5 Final Days, plus 3 Flex Days)
Month/Date Description
January 8 – 9 Flex Days (No Classes)
January 17 – 18 Declared Recess
January 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Holiday)
January 12 Day and Evening Classes Begin
January 26 Last Day to Drop Semester Length Classes With Eligibility for Partial Refund
January 26 Last Day to Add Semester Length Classes
February 1 Last Day to Drop Semester Length Classes without Appearing on Record
February 2 Census Day
February 13 Lincoln’s Birthday (Holiday)
February 14 – 15 Declared Recess
February 16 Presidents’ Day (Holiday)
March 29 – April 4 Spring Recess
March 31 Cesar Chavez Day Observed (Holiday)
April 10 Last Day to Apply for Degree – Certificate
April 16 Flex Day (No Classes)
April 22 Last Day to Withdraw From Semester Length Classes
May 15 – 21 Final Examinations (Day and Evening Classes)
May 21 Day and Evening Classes End
May 23 – 24 Declared Recess
May 25 Memorial Day (Holiday)

Tentative Summer Session 2026

Month/Date Description
June 8 – July 18 Six Week Session
June 8 – July 25 Seven Week Session
June 8 – August 1 Eight Week Session
June 19 Juneteenth National Independence Day (Holiday)
July 4 Independence Day (Holiday)
July 29 Last Day to Apply for Degree – Certificate

Please Note: Information within this catalog can change throughout the 2025-2026 academic year. To see the list of changes and compare to the first publication, please visit: canadacollege.edu/catalogschedule/addendum.php